Garment hanger



30 1938. R. BERNHARDT GARMENT HANGER Filed April 26, 1957 Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to hangers of the type used for supporting various garments and is particularly directed to a device of this kind having clamping means for holding the garments in position on the hanger. For this reason it is adapted for supporting gowns, light dresses, or like garments which are apt to slide oi or become detached frein the ordinary hanger. It

may also be used for small articles such as stockl l) ings or the like which may be held in position by the clamping means.

The object5 of this invention are to provide an imprOved garment hanger having means for holding the garments in position; to provide a clothes or garment hanger with adjustable clamping means for holding articles thereon; to provide a novel -arrangement cf applying clamping means to the hanger to reinforce and coact With the hanger parts; and to provide such ad- 20 vantages in construction and in use as will ap pear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention Figure 1 is a front view showing the hanger 25 With a garment supported thereon;

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through the central part of the hanger; and

Figure 3 is et cross sectional view.

The particular form of hanger shown in this drawing comprises a garment supporting bar 5 which is preferably curved or formed in any desirable manner for such purpose and in the present instance is indicated as being formed of wood. The bar is supported by a hook or sup- 5 port 6 having a stem portion 1 which is driven or fits closely in a hole 8 in the center of the bar.

This portion is also preferably provided with integrally formed cars or projections 9 which are forced into the wood and serve as keys for holding 40 the bar in alignment with the hook.

My improved clamping arrangement includes a saddle or bracket l0 having a central longitudinal portion Il which rests on the top of the bar and has a hole for receiving the stem I. The lower surface of the plate or central portion Il engagcs with the projections 9 to hold the bock firmly in position in the bar. The saddle I0 has side flanges [2 which extend over the sides of the bar, thus forming a channel for receiving the 50 same. A pin or rivet I3 extends through the bar and fianges and serves to hold the parts in assembled position, this pin preferably passing through the bar just below the inner end of the stem 8 as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The saddle Il) has upwardly projecting arms 14 and 15 which are preferably fianged to stiien the same. These 'arms have holes i6 and I! adjacent to their upper ends which provide bearings for the clamping levers 18 and 19 which are pivotally and slidably mounted in such bearings. The outer ends of these levers are provided respectively With pads 20 and 21 of felt or the like for engagement With the garment. The inner ends of the clamping levers have holes 22 and 23 for engagement with the stem 1 so that they may 1.0;

move longitudinally of the same. The inner ends are urged upwardly or in clamping position by a spring 24 which is mounted on the stem 1 With its lower end abutting against the plate H and its upper end engaging With a U-shaped bear- 15 ing member 25 which is slidably mounted on the stem and the ends of which engage with the respective levers l8 and 19. 'Ihese levers are preferably curved in cross section to strengthen the same and the ends of the bearing member 25 20 are formed to fit in the curved portions of the levers as shown in Figure 3.

When a garment is to be hung on the hanger the inner ends of the levers I8 and 19 are pressed toward the bar to raise the outer ends upwardly 25 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. This may be conveniently done by placing the thumb under the bar 5 and pressing downwardly on the inner ends of the levers With the first and second fingers straddling the stem 1. After the garment has been placed in position the clamping means is released and the clamping members 20 and 21 will hold the garment as shown at 26 securely on the bar.

While the illustration shows the clamping :25 members in engagement With the shoulder portions of the garment it may also be noted in the case of forma] dresses having shoulder straps or the like, the straps may be positioned inside of the clamping devices and these devices will en- 40 gage with the bar, thus preventing the straps from sliding off from the bar;

While this indicates one use of the hanger, other uses will be readily apparent. It will also be noted that While I have shown a commercial or preferred form of this invention it may be modified, as for holding difierent garments and the construction may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims, in which I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a wooden bar,

a hook having a stem portion engaging with 9. hole in the bar and having projections adjacent to the top of the bar, a saddle fitting over the bar and engaging with said projections, means for fastening the saddle to the bar, clamping levers pivotally and slidably mounted in the saddle and havng their inner ends slidably secured to the stem, and yieldng means coacting with the inner ends of the levers for pressing the outer ends toward the bar.

2. A garment hanger comprising a bar, a support having a stem engaging with the bar, said stem having projections thereon, a bracket fitting over the bar and engaging with said projectlons, means for securing the bracket to the bar, arms extending upwardly from sad bracket, a pair of clamping levers having thelr fulcrums in said arms and their outer ends coacting with the bar, the inner ends of said levers being slidably secured to the stem, and a spring coacting with the inner ends. and the bar, tending to press said inner ends away from the bar.

3. In a clothes hanger, the combination of a clothes supporting bar, a support secured to the center of the bar, clamping levers having thelr inner ends overlapping and each inner end provded With a slidable bearing engaging directly With the support and their outer ends coacting With the bar for holding garments thereon, fulcrums carried by the bar which are slidably engaged by said levers, and yielding means coacting wlth the levers. and tending to press the outer ends toward the bar, said inner ends of the levers providing convenient finger pieces for swinging the levers to rase the outer ends.

4. In a clothes hanger, the combination with the usual bar and support therefor, of a saddle engaging With the bar, means for securing the saddle to the bar, arms extending upwardly from the saddle, levers fulcrumed in said arms, pads on the outer ends of said levers coacting with the bar for holding garments thereon, holes in the inner ends of said levers for receiving the support, a U-shaped bearing member slidably mounted on the support and having its endsengaging with the respective levers, and a spring between said bearing member and the saddle, tending to press the bearing member away from the saddle.

5. A garment hanger comprising a bar, a hook having a stem portion secured to the center of the bar, fulcrum members carried by the bar and spaced away from the stem, clamping levers pivof the levers provding finger pieces' whereby said.

inner ends may be moved toward the bar to swing the outer ends away from the bar to permit placing of the garment thereon, substantially as described.

RUDOLPH BERNHARDT.- 

